Archive for November, 2010

Quote “While good leaders recognize the need to foster and develop emerging leaders, they also never forget that they too were once new and likely viewed as a “pain in the neck” by someone as they were finding their way.” Lynn Nagle wonders if position and title automatically endow individuals with leadership characteristics Essay The [...]

Fact and Stats Thirty-four percent of US hospitals report that they can meet five to nine core objectives for Stage 1 of the “meaningful use” incentive payment program, according to a new HIMSS Analytics survey. Under Stage 1 of the meaningful use program, hospitals need to meet 14 core objectives, such as using CPOE for [...]

Quote “Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s most vulnerable regions.” Stephen Harper at Davos, January 28, 2010. Read this in context of Canada’s vulnerable populations. Essay The Spinoff (Part 2) – Anti-Innovation Awards by Neil Seeman Off the Cuff Tales from the back room: [...]

November 16, 2010 Quote “Presenteeism is the opposite of absenteeism. In contrast to absenteeism, when employees are absent from work, presenteeism discusses the problems faced when employees come to work in spite of illness, which can have similar negative repercussions on business performance”. More. Essay The blue-collar blues has been replaced by an even louder [...]

Targeting the Right Journal for Your Work Most of you probably know that Longwoods publishes several journals. In fact, there are six all together. Three are focused on aspects of health policy and health services research. Healthcare Quarterly is a journal of leading practice. HealthcarePapers is a forum for examining new policy initiatives. Healthcare Policy [...]

Fact and Stats An electronic message sent to physicians the moment they ordered a blood test for elderly patients reduced unnecessary use of the test that is often false-positive for the elderly, according to a paper published in the November edition of American Journal of Managed Care. The D-dimer test, combined with a clinical risking [...]

Quote “They fight like soldiers, they die like children.” Lieutenant -General Roméo Dallaire – book title. Dallaire is the keynote speaker at Wednesday morning’s plenary meeting at HealthAchieve. Two thousand people are expected to attend. And see his website at zeroforce.org Essay Healthcare’s Unwinnable War against ‘Screen Time’ by Neil Seeman Off the Cuff Leading [...]